The SRH captain IPL 2026 is a hot topic among fans as expectations continue to rise for the upcoming season. Leadership plays a crucial role in shaping a team’s success, and Sunrisers Hyderabad will be looking for a strong captain to guide them on and off the field.
From handling pressure situations to making key tactical decisions, the captain’s role is vital in every match. In this article, we’ll cover the latest updates, captain announcement, and what it means for SRH in IPL 2026.
In the previous edition, they finished in sixth position on the IPL 2025 points table and got eliminated with 6 wins out of 14 games.
Meanwhile, fans are also keen to check the IPL 2026 schedule to find out when Sunrisers Hyderabad will play their first match of the season.
SRH Captain IPL 2026
Pat Cummins will continue to captain SRH for the 2026 season. However, due to injury he is set to miss initial stages of the IPL 2026 season. On this occasion, the management has handed captaincy to Ishan Kishan while Abhishek Sharma has been named as his deputy.
Despite not having led IPL franchise, Ishan Kishan has a good experience in leading domestice sides and will be a suitable pick for captaincy. However, Pat Cummins returns as captain for the game against Rajasthan Royals.
- Pat Cummins: 2026*
- Ishan Kishan: 2026 (7 games)
- Pat Cummins: 2024-2025
- Aiden Markram: 2023
- Manish Pandey: 2021 (1 match)
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar: 2019 – 2023 (8 matches)
- Kane Williamson: 2018 – 2022 (46 matches)
- David Warner: 2015 – 2021 (67 matches)
- Daren Sammy: 2014 (4 matches)
- Shikhar Dhawan: 2013 – 2014 (16 matches)
- Clarke White: 2013 (8 matches)
- Kumar Sangakkara: 2013 (9 matches)
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Discover the detailed IPL 2026 SRH squad featuring Sunrisers Hyderabad’s full team list and balance for the season.
| Player | Role | Nationality | Retained Price |
| Travis Head | Batter | Australian | INR 14.00 cr |
| Aniket Verma | Batter | Indian | INR 0.30 cr |
| Smaran Ravichandran | All‑rounder | Indian | INR 0.30 cr |
| Heinrich Klaasen | Wk-Batter | South African | INR 23.00 cr |
| Abhishek Sharma | All‑rounder / Batter | Indian | INR 14.00 cr |
| Ishan Kishan | wk-batter | Indian | INR 15.25 cr |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | All‑rounder | Indian | INR 6.00 cr |
| Kamindu Mendis | All‑rounder | Sri Lankan | INR 0.75 cr |
| Brydon Carse | All‑rounder | England | INR 1.00 cr |
| Harsh Dubey | Bowler | Indian | INR 0.30 cr |
| Pat Cummins (c) | Bowling all-rounder | Australian | INR 18.00 cr |
| Harshal Patel | All‑rounder | Indian | INR 8.00 cr |
| Ishan Malinga | Bowler | Sri Lankan | INR 1.20 cr |
| Jaydev Unadkat | Bowler | Indian | INR 1.00 cr |
| Jeeshan Ansari | Bowler | Indian | INR 0.40 cr |
| Shivang Kumar | All-rounder | India | INR 30 Lakh |
| Salil Arora | WK-batter | India | INR 1.5 Cr |
| Sakib Hussain | Bowler | India | INR 30 Lakh |
| Omkar Tarmale | Bowler | India | INR 30 Lakh |
| Amit Kumar | Bowling all-rounder | India | INR 30 Lakh |
| Prafule Hinge | Bowler | India | INR 30 Lakh |
| Krains Fuletra | Bowler | India | INR 30 Lakh |
| Liam Livingstone | All-rounder | England | INR 13 Cr |
| Shivam Mavi | Fast Bowler | India | INR 75 Lakh |
| Jack Edwards | All-rounder | Australia | INR 3 Cr |
IPL 2026 Tournament Overview
As per the IPL 2026 schedule, the first match will be played between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad on 28 March 2026 in M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.
The 19th edition of the Indian Premier League is set to be played between March 28 and May 31, 2026, in India. IPL teams will be categorised into two groups of five teams, where a total of 80 group matches will be played before the playoff round.
The IPL 2026 will follow a Group stage and Playoffs format, with the top four teams in the IPL 2026 points table advancing to the playoffs round.
Right before the tournament, as expected, the IPL 2026 withdrawal players list starts to fill, while the respective team will name the replacement players for the IPL 2026 season.
As a part of the season, BCCI has released the IPL 2026 squad, IPL 2026 live streaming, IPL 2026 ticket booking links, and IPL 2026 team jersey details right before the start of the tournament.
